a few photos from last night

This time i remembered to take a few photos at the opening….and some of the work too!

the brooch show is up!

wow, it’s been an interesting few days…..the postal gremlins have been extra busy! We had one parcel from New Zealand that took 3 weeks to get to us. Another parcel delivered by courier to the incorrect address (and someone actually signed for it), a courier who kept missing us and not leaving any notes, and an express post parcel that went missing for a few days…..but it all came together today…the last of it arriving late this morning…needless to say, it made the installation an interesting experience…but now it’s all up and looks fabulous for our drinkies tomorrow night!

our new website is up!

When we’re not at the bench or in the gallery, Mel and I have been honing our IT skills and we’ve recently completed our new website. On it you can see some of the gorgeous work by our gallery artists as well as more information about the studio and what’s currently happening in the space…..check it out at www.studio2017.com.au

upcoming winter brooch exhibition

Sorcha Flett

It’s been a busy day in the gallery today with a constant stream of visitors to the ‘paper text’ exhibition. Mel and I are in the process of getting things in place for our next exhibition – our annual brooch show….with a diverse range of work by both Australian and International artists…Alice Potter, Alison Jackson, Anna Davern, Bridie Lander, Cheryl Sills, Christopher Hodges, Claire Mc Alister, Emma Fielden, Jessica Dare, Jo Piper, Ky Curran, Leah Tarlo, Marina Antoniou, Marta Miguel, Melissa Cameron, Natalia Krasnodebska, Peter Deckers, Regine Schwarzer, Roseanne Bartley, Sharon Turner, Sonya Scott, Sorcha Flett and Susan Frisch

Roseanne Bartley

‘Paper Text’ – installing the exhibition today

Mel and I spent the day installing all the wonderful work we have received. The exhibition displays an intriguing cross section of work from some wonderfullycreative artists. We’re very excited to be able to show the work. Although the Danks St Art complex is closed on Mondays, it was abuzz today with a number of other galleries hanging work for new shows and clearing up after openings. There were a few curious heads popping in to see how the work was looking and we have already had a few keen clients wanting a sneak preview!…..photos of the ‘work in progress’ to follow.

Busy day in the studio…..and it’s raining outside

Mel and I are having a fun day in the gallery today. it’s the last day for submission entries for our winter brooch exhibition and we also have all the work arriving for the upcoming ‘Paper Text’ exhibition.

Zoe Jay Veness - Pendant

We’re excited by the wonderful cross section of work and looking forward to introducing some new artists to the Sydney contemporary jewellery crowd!

Artists exhibiting are:

Alice Potter (AUS)
Annaig Bidan (AUS)
Barbara Ryman (AUS)
Belinda Newick (AUS)
Danielle Butters (AUS)
Eliana Arenas (MEXICO)
Erin Keys (AUS)
Fabrizio Tridenti (ITALY)
Ingeborg Vandamme (NETHERLANDS)
Jessica Dare (AUS)
Lucia-Natalia Nieves Cortes (GERMANY)
Leah Tarlo (AUS)
Lotte De Mey (BELGIUM)
Nicole Polentas (AUS)
Sabrina Meyns (IRELAND)
Tatjana Panyoczki (NZ)
Zoe Jay Vaness (AUS)

Danks St Art Complex now opening Sundays

Finally, the galleries at 2 Danks St have given in to the overwhelming demand to open Sundays! A nice way to spend a Sunday…. brunch at the Depot Cafe, then a leisurely browse amongst some great art…and of course, some great contemporary jewellery! The complex is open from 11am to 4pm on Sundays and 11am to 6pm Tuesday to Saturday.

Winter Brooch Exhibition

We’ve had heaps of emails asking for further details on submitting for our annual Winter Brooch exhibition.

See below for all the information -

 

We are looking for original contemporary jewellery that demonstrates standards of excellence in design and production.

Your expression of interest should include:

- Resume
- Artist Statement (the theme behind the work, inspirations, materials etc)
- List of work you intend to submit
- Up to 10 JPEG images (either of the work you intend to submit, or previous work, with a detailed description of the work you intend to submit). Please note: if you’re submitting an application via email, images should be no larger than 200KB each.

 Key Dates

- 30^th April 2009 Expressions of interest due (late applications are unable to be accepted).
- 4^th May 2009 Selected artists informed and exhibition agreements sent.
- 30^th May 2009 Selected artist’s work required with completed paperwork.

Submission

 All Expressions of Interest are accepted via post, email or in person to:

Bridget Kennedy and Melanie Ihnen
Studio 20/17
6b/2 Danks St
Waterloo
NSW 2017
E: studio2017@optusnet.com.au T: (02) 9698 7999

Paper Text Exhibition

We had so many applications for the paper and text exhibition – Thank you to everyone who applied.

We have selected around 15 European, Australian and New Zealand makers.

See below for some images

Nicole Polentas

Permanent Collection

In our 1st year at Danks street the display cabinets housed works by Bridget and myself.  Studio 20/17 is  now showing a permanent collection of work by other Australian and international jewellery artists.

There are currently 17 different makers.  See below for the most recent arrival.

Regine Schwarzer